Umboza were a Scottish house duo consisting of Stuart Crichton and Michael Kilkie. They are best known for the songs, "Cry India" which sampled Lionel Richie's "All night long" and "Sunshine" which sampled the Gipsy Kings's "Bamboleo". "Cry India" was #1 on the UK Dance chart and reached #16 on the US Dance chart in 1995. In 1996, "Sunshine" reached #14 in the UK and was #1 on the Canada dance chart.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Sep 1995 19 Cry India Jul 1996 14 Sunshine
What happened next?
Stuart Crichton created and was a part of the group, Narcotic Thrust and most notably won the International Dance Music Award for Best Pop Dance track in 2004 with "I like it" which was US Dance #1 as was "Safe from Harm". Crichton went on to write, produce and remix a variety of musicians including Kylie, Backstreet Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Selena Gomez... amongst others.
Michael Kilkie continues to DJ but also has become a chef. He launched a charity cookbook.
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